The Defiant Ones
One of the great ones!
Crime
Drama
Action
Adventure
Thriller
Overview
Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1958-08-14
Runtime:
1h 36m
Director:
Stanley Kramer
Writer:
Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
Top Cast
Tony Curtis
John 'Joker' Jackson
Sidney Poitier
Noah Cullen
Theodore Bikel
Sheriff Max Muller
Charles McGraw
Capt. Frank Gibbons
Lon Chaney Jr.
Big Sam
King Donovan
Solly
Claude Akins
Mack
Lawrence Dobkin
Editor
Whit Bissell
Lou Gans
Carl Switzer
Angus
Kevin Coughlin
Billy
Cara Williams
Billy's mother
Official Videos
Tony Curtis Talks Race and Sidney Poitier with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz
THE DEFIANT ONES (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer
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